Not only in Zhongzhou Province and even across the country, but also in Japan, many contestants are eager to try.
They were extremely envious of the prize money, but traveling to the commercial city would be a considerable expense. Even if they paid to participate in the competition and win the championship, they would still only have more than 200,000 yuan left after returning home.
Unfortunately, the competition schedule is too long; two months is beyond their means.
For a time, arcades of all sizes across the country were filled with players searching for arcade boards for Street Fighter II and Fatal Fury II.
Compared to Capcom, things weren't going so smoothly for SNK.
It wasn't until ten days later that they granted them an agency right, but it was only a one-time deal. If the results weren't good this year, SNK would withdraw it.
Compared to Capcom's promises, SNK has fallen behind, which is why King of Fighters is very popular in China but has been unable to surpass the Street Fighter series internationally. The main reason is the problems with SNK as a company.
Lin Yifeng looked at the official reply from SNK and sighed helplessly.
"I gave you a chance, but you failed!"
After all, King of Fighters is a memory for a generation, and Lin Yifeng still wanted to give SNK a chance. Unfortunately, the other party didn't care about winning and was still thinking about protecting the Japanese market.
Of course, because of this, Lin Yifeng's bonus for Hungry Wolf Legend was reduced, with the total reward amount controlled at around 800,000.
Including venue investment and contacting agents to cover costs, Lin Yifeng's total expenses for the entire competition were just over three million.
If they sell more tickets for the match later, they can recoup some of the costs.
Lin Yifeng did a quick estimate and figured that making a nationwide investment of around 500,000 yuan was quite reasonable.
To understand why CCTV charged 10,000 yuan per second back then, a 15-second ad would cost 150,000 yuan.
The total investment for the year could even exceed ten million.
Lin Yifeng only spent 200,000 yuan to make many players across the country aware of his three companies, which is already too cheap.
This wave could even boost sales of Wallace and Mixue Ice Cream by leveraging the competition, so Lin Yifeng could potentially make a considerable profit.
When the competition was officially announced, Ye Wuzheng and his friends were dumbfounded.
At dinner that evening, several people stared intently at Lin Yifeng, their gazes becoming somewhat strange.
Finally, Zhao Youming couldn't help but ask.
"Brother Feng, you've gone all out this time, can you handle it?"
Lin Yifeng waved his hand and replied indifferently.
"Just consider it a casual enjoyment of games!"
"I have to thank Fatty Zhao for helping me with the arrangements at the TV station."
"We secured the livestreaming deal without spending much money."
"However, I won't be the one giving them money anymore."
Zhao Youming and the others looked at each other, completely baffled as to what Lin Yifeng was trying to do.
Thinking of this, Lin Yifeng's lips curled up slightly.
This is the second large-scale event he has organized. Compared to the previous events, this one is larger in scale and has a wider reach.
After this competition is a success, we will hold another year-end competition in the second half of the year.
At that point, it won't just be the Makino City TV station broadcasting live; local TV stations all over the country will probably want to jump on the bandwagon.
If they wanted the broadcasting rights from Lin Yifeng, they should have paid him, not the other way around.
How much money did Lin Yifeng take in? He'll have to give it all back to Lin Yifeng every year without paying a cent.
Ye Wuzheng was enthusiastically calling out to Lin Yifeng.
"Holy crap! I get to spar with the best players from all over the country."
"Wow, that's awesome, brother-in-law!"
"Brother-in-law! Could you pull some strings and get me the number one spot in the country to play with?"
Lin Yifeng rolled his eyes.
"Listen to what you're saying!"
"The bureau chief of Makino City is demanding that we use back channels!"
"You guys record this, then report him! I'll send it to Capcom and get him permanently banned from competitions!"
Ye Wu was so frightened that he shook his head repeatedly.
"Hey! Brother-in-law! Stop messing with me!"
"Take control of the official channels! Don't try to pull any stunts on me!"
Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.
After a few rounds of drinks, everyone went home, with Ye Wuzheng, Lin Yifeng, and Ma Ning traveling together.
On the way back, Xu Qingyi drove the three of them.
Lin Yifeng also asked Ma Long and Ye Wuzheng.
"What's the situation in Kyoto? It's been almost a month."
Ye Wu waved his hand and complained as he mentioned this.
"Hey, stop talking, there's no word from Uncle Yan."
"I wonder what it will look like."
Lin Yifeng glanced at Ma Ning out of the corner of his eye and noticed that Ma Ning's expression was clearly hesitant, probably because he had received some information.
Ma Ning noticed Lin Yifeng looking at him, thought for a moment, and then took the initiative to speak.
"It's hard to say."
"This cake is too big, Young Master Lin, you know that."
“I heard from people over there that people from other provinces also want to participate.”
"Uncle Li and the others are trying to stop you and fight for this position."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yifeng's expression held a hint of amusement as he asked in a relaxed tone.
"Just say it."
"How much?"
Ma Ning's statement indicates that there must have been some problem.
With outside forces involved, it's not something that can be accomplished simply by using connections; the most important thing is to demonstrate sincerity.
Fifty million is indeed a tempting sum in Zhongzhou Province, but considering the real estate companies in the surrounding areas, it wouldn't be difficult for these people to invest a small amount for such a large project.
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